VK011 Data Logger Service

This little application is a quick and simple solution for logging temperature data from the VK011 Temperature Sensor Interface to a text file. Just install the Windows Service, configure a few parameters in a text file, start the service, and data is being logged in the background with very little CPU load.

8 Steps to success

• Download and execute the Installer file (.msi) Click on this link VK011CSVSvcSetup.msi and run the installer. It will copy 3 files to your hard drive, install a Windows service, and add a folder to your start menu.
• The current build is from 1/27/2009. If you had previously downloaded the installer package and had problems with it, give this version another chance. It contains several bug fixes. The .Net 2.0 runtime is required.
• Edit the properties file The installer creates a link to the properties file into your start menu. Start it, pick your favorite text editor (if Visual Studio has not already registered the file extension *.config on your computer), and change the values as needed).
  

  VK011 Service Application Parameters

  Make sure the parameter LogFileLocation points to an existing folder that the service can write to. The CSV file(s) and any diagnostic output will be written to this folder.

• Start the service Use the Computer Manager to start the service as shown:
  

  Start the Service
• Work with your data Open the .CSV file with your favorite spreadsheet software to do data analysis, generate charts, etc.:
  

  VK011 Data in Excel
• Vista users: the service runs on Vista without any special tricks. In order to update the config file as described above, you need to start Notepad as an administrator (right-click on Notepad, Run as Administrator, then navigate to the VK011 program folder and open the config file.
• You can uninstall the application from the Control Panel at any time.
• Share your experiences Contact Dr. Heet and tell us how you are using this software.